COLORADO SPRINGS CHESS CLUB
January – March 2010
The Colorado Springs Chess Club meets Tuesday evenings in the downstairs Game Room of the Acacia Apartments Building at 104 E. Platte, just north of Acacia Park. The building opens about 6:30 PM. Most activities begin registration about 7:30, with play starting at 8:00. On most evenings, club ladder games are also available, including USCF-rated G/90 games. For more information call Buck at 685-1984 or e-mail buckpeace@pcisys.net .
Players should arrive no later than 8:00 to get into the building.
In addition to Tuesday evenings, club members are gathering for chess at these times:
Wednesdays: East Coast Deli, 24 S Tejon. Rated tourney, G/90, 1 game a night., games start 6:00 PM.
3rd Saturday of month (1/16, 2/20, 3/20) Agia Sophia coffee house, 2902 W Colorado, 8:00 PM.
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January
January 2, Manitou Springs Masonic Lodge – Al Ufer Memorial Tournament
– Register with Dean
5 Speed Chess
12 Annual Membership Meeting – Please attend
19 Club Speed Chess Championship tournament - $5 entry fee
26 Speed Championship tournament continues.
February
2 Rated quick chess tournament if possible
9 Cabin Fever Reliever – 4-SS, USCF rated, $5 entry fee
16 Cabin Fever Reliever continues.
23 “Ladder Games”
March
2 Speed Chess
March 6-7, Manitou Springs City Hall: Colorado Springs Open. PLAY IN THIS ONE! Register with Buck.
9 Rated Quick chess tournament if possible
16 Quad tournament – G/30 if rated, G/20 otherwise
23 Players’ Choice
30 Rated Quick Chess tournament if possible
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Club officers: Dean Brown, Richard Buchanan, Renae Delaware
Club website: www.springschess.org CSCA website www.colorado-chess.com
Paul Anderson’s Colorado Springs Chess News website: http://cs.chess.home.att.net
UPCOMING!
April 3 – Springs Denker-Polgar Fundraiser. See websites for info. Register with Buck.
The club's annual Cabin Fever Reliever tournament concluded at the Feb. 17., 2009 meeting with the results (as reported by Paul Anderson):
4.0 $15.00 1st
Paul Anderson
3.0 $8.00 2nd
Mitch Anderson
2.5
Buck Buchanan
1.0 $3.50 U1900
Dean Brown
1.0 $3.50 U1900
Tikila Nichols
0.0
Kathy Schneider
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